In Al-Qaeda's Revenge: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings, Fernando Reinares tells the story of "3/11" - the March 11, 2004, bombings of commuter trains in Madrid, which killed 191 people and injured more than 1,800. He examines the development of an al-Qaeda conspiracy in Spain from the 1990s through the formation of the 3/11 bombing network beginning in March 2002, and discusses the preparations for and fallout from the attacks. Reinares draws on judicial, police, and intelligence documents to which he had privileged access, as well as on personal interviews with officials in Spain and elsewhere. His full analysis links the Madrid bombings to al-Qaeda's senior leadership and unveils connections between 3/11 and 9/11.
Al-Qaeda's Revenge, Spain's counterpart to The 9/11 Commission Report, was a bestseller in Spain.
- Table of Contents
- List of Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword, by Bruce Riedel
- List of Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Part I. The 3/11 Terrorist Network: Origins, Components, and Formation
- 1. Osama bin Laden's Man in Spain and His Associates
- 2. From Abu Dahdah's Cell to the 3/11 Network
- 3. "He swore that the Spanish would pay dearly for his detention": Allekema Lamari and Algerians in the 3/11 Network
- 4. The Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group and Its Involvement in the 3/11 Network
- 5. "They moved together while I moved on my own": Mohamed al-Masri in Egypt, Spain, and Italy
- 6. Common Delinquents Turned into Jihadists: The Final Component of the 3/11 Network
- 7. How the 3/11 Terrorist Network Formed
- Part II. The Al-Qaeda Connection: Revenge, Opportunity, and Strategy
- 8. "Transforming the tranquillity of the crusaders into a hell": Amer Azizi and the Al-Qaeda Link to 3/11
- 9. A Meeting in Karachi: Making the Decision to Attack Spain
- 10. Amer Azizi and the 3/11 Network
- 11. "Free our prisoners and leave our lands": The 3/11 Attacks and Al-Qaeda's General Strategy
- 12. "I invoke Allah and ask him to facilitate my martyrdom": Other Facets of the 3/11 Attacks
- 13. Fleeing to Join Al-Qaeda's Mesopotamian Branch: The Fugitives of the 3/11 Network
- 14. After the 2004 Madrid Train Bombings: The Fallout in Spain
- Notes
- Sources and Bibliography
- Index
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